📡 OMM Transmission 015 – @blacklauren 📡

For our 15th episode, we’re honoured to welcome Blacklauren — a NYC-based artist whose sound merges deep techno with hip hop roots, experimental textures, tribal rhythms, and sci-fi atmospheres.

Shaped by the pulse of NYC’s 80s/90s hip hop scene and early exposure to Haitian Vodou, Blacklauren’s style is both grounded in heritage and forward-reaching. His sets unfold like journeys — hypnotic, layered, and rich with narrative.

This podcast is no exception: a morphing voyage through genre, rhythm, and space, connecting the raw and the refined, the ritual and the rave.

He’s the founder of the label Nyabinghi Electronic Research, with recent releases on Modern Minimal and his debut EP freshly out on The Bunker New York.

We’re excited to share this powerful transmission.

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𝑂𝑀𝑀 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 — 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐.
𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑀, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.

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SC: @blacklauren 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyabinghi_electronic_research/ 
BC: https://blacklauren.bandcamp.com/ 
RA: https://ra.co/dj/mr.blacklauren

Artwork: OMM Transmission 
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OMM Transmission 015 || Blacklauren

With the summer festival season drifting into memory, it feels like the right moment to linger on one of the most thoughtfully shaped events in recent years. The Mostra Festival unfolded over the Easter weekend across two Barcelona locations, and what set it apart wasn’t just the programming, but the curation - a balance of trust, patience, and precision. The first two days leaned toward the ambient and the experimental, tipping into rhythm as the nights wore on. Yet the real magic of that opening stretch lay in the beatless hours. Friday in particular offered a moment that still reverberates among Mostra regulars and beyond: Robert Henke’s performance of Dust. If there is any place in the world designed for such a work, Mostra provided the perfect frame. For one afternoon, Henke held the crowd in complete attention and reverence, something essential for any artist, but especially for one whose work is as delicate, shifting, and expansive as Dust.

For many of us, Robert Henke, Monolake to longtime listeners, has been a constant presence in the background of our musical lives. His records shaped taste, his performances redefined how electronic music could be experienced live, and his role as co-creator of Ableton changed the very tools we use to make and share sound. Few artists can claim such a dual legacy: architect of both the music and the machinery. Whether in moments of joy or frustration, whether in the studio or on the dancefloor, it’s impossible to imagine modern electronic music without his fingerprints on it. Henke embodies the link between technological innovation and artistic expression, and his influence runs deeper than most of us can trace.

Dust is perhaps the clearest expression of that link. Powered by a custom granular synthesis engine, it reduces sound to particles, field recordings, analog tones, machine hiss, bells, and waves, then disperses them into clouds that evolve in real time. The result is less like a composition and more like a living organism: fragile, unpredictable, always becoming something new. At Mostra, this unfolding took shape in late afternoon, after Patrick Russell’s set had sharpened the air with its own restraint. Henke stepped in with a 360-degree surround system that transformed the floor of Fabra i Coats into a resonant body. The sound was cosmic and liquid, grainy and immense, stretching outward until it seemed to erase the horizon. Every surface in the space shimmered with detail, as if the air itself had been tuned. What made it remarkable was how fragile it all felt. Nothing was forced; every movement seemed to arise on its own, like dust caught in late-afternoon sunlight. Yet the immersion was total. People surrendered, leaning into the space as if trying to hold onto something that could never be held. For that hour, Mostra wasn’t a festival anymore. It was a room of people floating together in a world made entirely of sound, knowing it would never happen in quite the same way again.

https://soundcloud.com/monolake
https://www.instagram.com/studio.robert.henke/

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Delayed x Mostra: Robert Henke presents Dust

Continuum: a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees.

We all have core memories of special dancefloor moments. Audience fully hypnotised, beating as one, lost in the music. Pure instinct, and the wildest spirit within each one shining through. Some artists have an uncanny ability to channel that. And today we present 2 masters at making those moments happen, via Perpendicular Festival 2025. Part of the Ouroboros takeover on Friday night, their performance at the event was one for the books. 

Toé, one of the minds behind EWO collectif and the Ouroboros project, has been mesmerising audiences with some stellar performances. A testament to it was her set just a couple days ago on her home turf, when we witnessed her sorcery at the peak of it's powers. With music that taps into the most feral and primal, it's hard to explain the purity of the feelings she conveys with her mixes. One thing is for sure, Toé has an ability to get your inner animal manifest on the dancefloor. 

Vardae needs no introduction at this point. His releases on Samurai Music or Non Series have established him in that "timeless" space of music creators. One to blame for the expansion on half time and dnb sounds into new psychedelic territory. Vardae is at the very front of a movement that unites breaks, tribe, trancey sounds and techno energy into a new irresistible ritual. His live performance gets better every time, and he turned Ouroboros upside down a couple of days ago. 

Together, you can only imagine what these magicians summon with their sonic potions. And Perpendicular was the cauldron in which their perfect mix took shape. Impossible drum patterns, enchanting atmospheres and their particular flare for transcendental sounds. Combined, these two take their wizardry to the highest levels. 

We couldn't be happier to host these two beloved artists, friends and amazing creatives. Inspiring humans that we always wanted to have in our channel. Infinite gratitude to Melu, Cedric, and the Perpen team for letting us host this piece of musical history. This is HUGE. 

Artwork by Javier Marimon - Off Tangent

The Continuum: Toé & Vardae - Perpendicular 2025

Ebbs and Flows was chosen as the perfect platform to share a side of Romi's sound that is rarely played out but holds a very special place in his heart. The recording took place in Berlin at the studio of close friend Rami Abirafi, using CDJs and Technics 1200s.

Romi has been across the techno scene for decades, developing a vision for music that spans genres and moods. Bringing it all together coherently with a focus on deep, hypnotic sounds, he expresses this vision through Kizen's consistently high-quality output, that traverses multiple facets of electronic music.  A seasoned artist and world traveler now based in Berlin, Romi has spent over two decades creating atmospheric depths with an effortless touch.

@romi808
@kizenrecords

FlowCast #008 | Romi

E.M.C. atmospheres #116 - Eclektic

Eclektic is the ambient and downtempo project of Zurich-based artist Dani Stucki. Blending electronic music with a deep connection to nature, his sound merges evolving synth textures, organic field recordings, and subtle beats — a sonic space where stillness meets movement.
 
Rooted in classical guitar and shaped by a lifelong love for both music and the natural world, Dani naturally gravitated toward slower, more introspective forms of electronic music. What began as experimentation became a signature style: immersive, emotional, and grounded in organic soundscapes.
 
As Eclektic, he has released three albums, several EPs, and remixes on labels including @sofa-beats-1 ( @ibogarecords ), and has performed live at renowned festivals including @boomfestival , @hadratrancefestival , @ozora-festival and Sun. His Live sets invite listeners on meditative journeys — deep, atmospheric, and ever-evolving.

Enjoy!

Tracklist 
Eclektic - Polarizer (unreleased)
Eclektic - Billion Preserver (Ambient Extension mix)
Eclektic - Orbs (unreleased)
Eclektic - Underflow (unreleased)
Eclektic - Allure of Stellar
@silentsphere - Time Out (Eclektic Remix)
Eclektic - Stellar Stream (unreleased)
Eclektic - L2

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eclektic
Website: https://eclektic.com/
Bandcamp: https://eclektic.bandcamp.com/music
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eclekticsounds/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eclektic

E.M.C. atmospheres #116 - Eclektic

@thomastesink 

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Human Lessons #115 - TT_

https://soundcloud.com/l037

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular Festival 2025
Saturday 08:00-09.30

Obscure Echoes: 037 [Perpendicular 2025]

LEVL performed on the third day of #Mostra25 at the Vall d'Hebron Olympic Pavilion. 

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Forest Drive West, Felix K and DB1 are LEVL. Together, they explore the murky territory between drum & bass, techno and experimental electronics, crafting a distinctive sound that defies the boundaries of genre. The trio's collaboration began with DB1 and Forest Drive West putting out music through Berlin-based Felix K’s label Hidden Hawaii, which led to the formation of LEVL: a combination of each artist’s unique production approach that creates a cohesive and innovative sound. 

LEVL's debut release, “LEVL#1”, was issued in 2019 on Arcola, a sub-label of Warp Records, a bass- and breaks-heavy record showcasing their ability to blend ambient textures with complex rhythms. “LEVL#2”, on Felix K's Nullpunkt label, further explores the intersection of ambient, drum & bass and techno.

Beyond their recorded output, LEVL brings a strong energy to live performances, delivering an immersive and genre-bending musical experience. With meticulous attention to detail, the group pushes the boundaries of electronic music through soundscapes that challenge and captivate listeners.

@dee-bee-one
@flxk1
@forest-drive-west

Obscure Echoes: 037 [Perpendicular 2025]

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